Garbage-receptacle.



6. EDGERTON. -GARBAM: REGBPTAGLE. APPLICATION FILED OOYT. 7,1909.

SIMM,

UNITED sTATns PATENT onu-Ten.

CHARLES EDGERTON, F PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA..

,GARBAGE-RECEPTACLE.

To all whom 'it may concern: 1lBe 1s known that I, CHARLES EDcER'roN, a

diti'zen of the United States,.residing at Philadelphia in the county of Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Garbage-Receptacles, of \vhich' the following i'sf-a"sp'ecitication.

temporarily receiving and providing for the convenient removal of garbage from houses. Its object is to provide a receptacle which will be odorless, which will not freeze up in '-winter, which cannot be overturned by dogs in seeking to get at the garbage, which presiits no unsi htly obstruct-ion and from which the gar age may be conveniently removed with the least possible trouble andv expense and transferred to the collection cart."

4It consists in the. novel construction and arran ement of a signe to be buried inthe earth and provided trough to be charged with disinfectanhan the combination of the samewith an inner removable can as wi-llbe hereinafter more fully described with reference to the drawing, in which* l Figure l is a plan View of the garbage can-:receiver and Fig.A 2 a vertical central section through the receiver buried 1n the earth and having the removable can within the same.-

In 'the drawing A represents a vertical cylindrical receiver of heavy sheet metal, or boiler plate, which is-riveted at its bottom tojan'annular cast iron base B 'having a rabbeted inner flange to receive a bottom f. To the upper edge of the receiver is riveted an annular cast iron#vv ring R. This ring is formed with en inner straight vertical edge where it fits against and is riveted to the exterior surface of the cylinder and is also cast =*with an outwardly projecting and upturned other at the lower edge of the ring.

I Specication of Letters Patent.

Application Vtiled October 7, 1909. Serial No. 521,573.

arbage can receiver de pendent fiange (l one at the upper and the Patented Feb. 22', 1910I D is the cover,

which is formed asial circular, shallow,

rate circular ring e, of angle iron cross section, whose upper part fits against and is riveted to the pendentv edge of the cover on the inside and whose lower part oifsets inwardly far enough to dip down into the annular trough b of the marginal ring R of the receiver. As the angle ring e rests upon the lip a of the heavy cast iron ring R, it will' be seen that the meeting edges cannot be bent out of shape by accidental knocks or weighton the cover.

At one .side the ring R is formed with, or has attached to it, two perforated hinge lugs c c, and to the top of the cover are, riveted two bent hinge arms F F, whose enlarged and perforated lower ends are in registratmn with the perforations in the hinge lugs c o and a pintle bolt H passes through the coaxially alined hin e eyes and is secured by jam nuts to form' t 1e axis of the hinge aboutwhich the cover D may be turned. As the of the cover is turned sharply to a right angle to the body ofthe cover, 1t not only stiliensjthe saine, but makes a convenient edge for the right angular turn of the Shanks of the hinge arms F F. A handle E on affords means for conveniently lifting and turning the cover. An angular dat spring G has one end curled around the pintle bolt between the hinge lugs c c and thence extends outwardly and then at an acute angle obliquely downward and has its lower end curled over to bear with a rubbing Contact loosely against the outer surface of the receiver. This spring forms a projectin resilient support for the cover when turne back, to break the shock or jar, the lower end of the sprin riding. freely u and down with a slidingearing against tiie wall of the receiver as the spring yields under the weight of the cover. Vhen the cover is raised, the right-angular flange d rests upon the top of the offsetting spring G. Within the receiver any suitable form, of removable can C may be placed, which is preferably a. close fitting cylinder about eighteen inches in diameter, a little smallerthan the receiver so as t0 of the lip u.-

the other side of the coverleave a free air space around 4it between its walls and those of the receiver of aboutthree-fourths of an inch. This vcan should be provided with a bail or other nieans for promoting the easy lifting of the can out of and into the receiver. It is also made higher than the submerged cylindrical receptacle, so as to permit the cans rim to be seized and lifted out, if the handle be broken, the down-turned flange Z of thecover periiiitting this increased elevation of the can.

As thus described, the receiver is designed to be buried either in the sidewalk, or in the ground, with only a small portion of the upper part projecting above grade. This accomplishes three important functions, first, it protects the contents from freezing; second, it avoids the overturning of the receptacle by dogs in their efforts to get at the garbage, and third, it avoids the unsightly obstruction of a receptacle entirely above grade.

In the annular trough Z) is to be placed any suitable disinfectant, such as chlorid of lime, and as this is in no wise connected to the can proper, it is never disturbed by the removal of the can, nor are the contents of the can inj uriously affected, for subsequent treatment, by such antiseptic. Furthermore, as the pendent lip e extends Well down into the annular trough, it .makes a sealing effect against the escape of offensive gases. I `would also ca ll attention to the fact, that the annular trough is on the exterior Wall of the receptacle, it is not in the Way of the can C in putting in and taking out-.the latter and the can may consequently be made nearly as large as the receiver. Again, as the cover D is iiiade of greater diameter than the outer lip of the trough, it prevents rain and snow from getting into the trough, which 'in winter weather would freeze and so cement the cover down, as to make it difficult, ifiiot impossible, to open the cover. The offsetting lugs c extend outside of the trough ring R and th*J bent arms F of the hinge chuse the cover, when open, to be thrown well back and out of the way of the can` in inserting or removing the same.

Inasmuch as garbage receptacles are of necessity .out of doors andexposed tothe weather, it is found in actual practice that one of the greatest difficulties encountered in handling such material, is the solid freezing of the material and the destruction of the removable can in trying to get it out. .In

fact in some latitudes it frequently stays frozen in place all winter. When the receiver is buried under ground and covered with a tightly fitted lid, as in my invention, it is protected against freezing and is always in an operative condition irrespective of the Weather, since not only are 'the contents in: the body of the can protected, but the cover itself cannot be cemented down by freezing and yet an air tight and sanitary receptacle is Lirovided free of all difficulties heretofore named.

I am aware that it is not new to havev a removable can arranged in 'a relatively stationary receptacle, and that various recep` tacles designed for the reception of Waste material have been provided with an annular sealing trough for the cover and I therefore make no broad claim to these features.

One important distinction in my inven tion is to be found in the fact, that the cylindrical body is of sheet metal and the annular trough R is separately formed by casting. This not only permits the outer vessel to be niore cheaply made, but in casting the trough ring separately, it contracts without -inherent strains, such as would exist from differential contraction if the trough and cylindrical body were cast in one piece. Furthermore, by forming the base ring B of greater diameter than the body of the receptacle, said ring when buried in the..

earth forms an anchorage therein which prevents the receptacle from being pulled out of the ground in lifting the inner can C out of the same, if said can te jammed by bending, or stuck by garbage, ice, or dirt between the walls of the inner and outer re` ceptacl.

I claim- 1. A receptacle of the kind described, consisting of a cylindrical body portion of sheet metal, an annular cast metal trough attached tothe exterior upper edge of the body portion, said annular trough being formed as an'integralring having a straight inner vertical wall riveted to and forming a reinforcing for the extreme upper edge of the cylindrical body, a cover having a downturned flange of greater diameter-than the trough and a separate angle-iron ring secured to the inner wall of the down-turned v flange of tlie cover and offsetting inwardly and extending down into the trough.

2. A receptacle of the kind described, cons sisting of a cylindrical body portion of sheet metal, an annular cast metal trough attached to the exterior upper edge of the body portion, said annular trough being formed as an integral ring having a straight innerlvertieal wall riveted to and forming' a reinforcing for the extreme upper edge of the cylindrical body, a cover having a downturned fiange of greater diameter than the trough and a separate angle-iron ring secured to the inner wall of the down-turned fiaiige'of the cover and offsetting inwardly and extending doi'vn intoY the trough, a cast metal ring-base of greater diameter than the cylindrical body and riveted to the same and a straightwalled and'removable can fitting closely within the inner wall of the cyliiidrical receptacle.

3. A receptacle of the kind described, coniprising a cylindrical sheet metal body part i having a separate annular cast metal trough attached to its upper exterior edge, a .cover having two downwardly extending flanges, oneextending outside of the trough and the other inside 'of the same, a hinge for the cover having an axis outside of the trough 'and a support extending out beyond ,the axis of the hinge to receive the outer the cover when raised.

4. A receptacle of the kindv described, coin- Hange of Rrising a cylindrical sheet metal bodypart aving a separate annular cast` metal trough attached to its upper exterior edge, a cover constructed as a spring secured to the hinge axis at one end and bearing against the wall of the receptacle below.

5. A receptacle of the kind described, comprising 4a cylindrical sheet metal body part having a separate annular cast. metal trough attached to its upper exterior edge, a covei` having two downwardly extending flanges, one extending outside of the trough and the other inside ofV the saine, a hinge for the cover having an axis outside of the trough and a support extending out beyond the axis of the hinge to receive the outer flange of the cover when raised, the hinge lugs and the annular trough being integrally formed" in one piece.

, In testimony whereof I aiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

- CHARLES EDGERTON Vitnesses: JOHN B. HENKELS, IRVIN BAIE. 

